Best Selling Books by Raymond Briggs

Taken from Raymond Briggs'' classic Puffin Mother Goose Treasury, this is a perfect first introduction to everyone''s favourite bedtime rhymes. With beautiful illustrations throughout by the much-loved creator of The Snowman.

A wonderful hand puppet book based on Raymond Briggs''s classic, The Snowman. A little boy built a Snowman, and the Snowman came to life! Re-enact the magic of The Snowman with this brilliantly interactive hand puppet book - wave hello, cuddle and play with the Snowman as he is brought to life! Raymond Briggs is one of our most respected and beloved artists. Born in Wimbledon in 1934, he studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and went on to produce a treasure trove of work. He has created characters that are now icons for generations of children, including Fungus the Bogeyman, Father Christmas and, of course, the beloved Snowman. His original Mother Goose was published in 1966, it won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award in 1967 and is now back in print over 40 years later.

One night a great big, white polar comes to stay with Tilly. The bear''s got black hooked claws and huge yellow teeth; but his white furry coat is warm and soft and Tilly decides he''s the cuddliest thing in the whole world. Tilly soon finds out that a big bear can cause big problems - he takes a LOT of looking after! But when she describes the bear''s latest antics to her parents they think he''s a figment of her imagination - but is he?

Ten artists illustrate the similarities and differences in children and their activities around the world.

Picture story book.

A brilliantly playful finger-puppet book featuring the Snowman and the Snowdog A boy built a Snowman and a Snowdog. That night, they came to life... Wiggle your finger and play with the Snowman and the Snowdog in this fun finger-puppet book When he comes to life, the Snowdog runs, plays and flies into the air with Billy and the Snowman. Look out for Raymond Briggs''s original classic, The Snowman, as well as the picture book of The Snowman and the Snowdog, too

Bert receives a disastrous haircut, loses his dog, and discovers that there are many other Berts in the world.

In his customary pose as the grumpiest of grumpy old men, Raymond Briggs contemplates old age and death... and doesn''t like them much. ''A beloved genius of storytelling and illustration'' Observer Illustrated with Briggs''s inimitable pencil drawings, Time for Lights Out is a collection of short pieces, some funny, some melancholy, some remembering his wife who died young, others about the joy of grandchildren, of walking the dog... He looks back at his schooldays and his time as an evacuee during the war, and remembers his parents and the house in which he grew up. But most, like this one, are about his home in Sussex: Looking round this house, What will they say, The future ghosts? There must have been Some barmy old bloke here, Long-haired, artsy-fartsy type, Did pictures for kiddy books Or some such tripe. You should have seen the stuff He stuck up in that attic! Snowman this and snowman that, Tons and tons of tat.

The Snowman and The Snowdog is based on the sequel to The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. This enchanting book reunites readers with the Snowman and introduces them to a new friend, the Snowdog. Beautiful images from the film bring the magical Christmas story to life.

Dos mágicos cuentos protagonizados por animales muy peculiares. En Animales peculiares hallamos dos de los relatos más curiosos del libro Cuentos extraños para niños peculiares de Ransom Riggs, autor de la conocida novela El hogar de Miss Peregrine para niños peculiares. El primer cuento, Las palomas de la catedral, presenta uno de los momentos más importantes de la Historia Peculiar: la guerra de las palomas contra la construcción de la catedral de San Pablo. El segundo, La langosta, es la historia de un niño con un corazón demasiado grande que tendrá que enfrentarse a su padre para defender la vida de las langostas.

Der Weihnachtsmann hasst den Winter und die Kälte, und doch füllt er wieder seine Thermosflasche und spannt den Schlitten an. Nach getaner Arbeit geniesst er die Sommerferien in Frankreich, Schottland und Las Vegas.

Briggs'' drawings capture the charm and livliness of Peter and Iona Opie''s version of 408 old nursery rhymes.

A young boy and his wintertime friend share a magical night in this award-winning wordless story. Illustrations.

Follows the preparations for the winter celebration planned by a young boy and his friend the snowman.

A boy constructs a snowman. On board pages.